High chair toy support



Sept- 1956 w. DANIELSON 2,762,161

HIGH CHAIR TOY SUPPORT Filed Jan. 25, 1954 46 50 so ze \J INVENTOR. JEANW.. DANIELSON ATTORNEY United States Patent fine HIGH CHAIR TOY SUPPORTJean W. Danielson, Lincoln, Nehr. Application January 25, 1954, SerialNo. 405,847 1 Claim. (CI. 4632) This invention relates to toy supportingdevices particularly adapted for use in combination with trays of highchairs and the like, and in particular a cover of flexible materialhaving an elastic or draw-string in a continuous tunnel around theperiphery and shaped to correspond with a tray of a high chair, and aplurality of toys, such as a rattle, teething ring, or the like, attached to the cover with cords whereby, after being thrown from thetray, a toy may be recovered by an infant in the chair.

The purpose of this invention is to prevent contamination of toysdiscarded by infants in high chairs resulting from contact of the toyswith a floor upon which the high chair is positioned, and also toprovide means whereby an infant in a high chair may recover toys thrownfrom the high chair.

Substantially all children of high chair age develop a habit of throwingrattles, teething rings, and .the like from the high chair after usingor playing with the rattles, rings, or other toys at relatively shorttime, and in numerous instances the toys are thrown repeatedly as fastas they are returned. It is very seldom that such toys are washed aftercoming in contact with the floor and, consequently, such children arecontinuously subjected to dirty toys. Furthermore, considerable time isconsumed in picking up and returning the toys.

With these thoughts in mind this invention contemplates means forsuspending rattles, teething rings and other toys from trays of highchairs whereby the possibility of the toys contacting the floor isobviated, and wherein the toys are adapted to be recovered by the infantor child in the high chair.

The object of this invention is, therefore, to provide means forattaching toys, such as rattles, teething rings and the like, to highchairs whereby the toys are adapted to be used in the conventionalmanner and wherein the toys are adapted to be recovered by a child in ahigh chair to which the toys are attached, after the toys are thrownfrom the tray.

Another object of the invention is to provide means for suspending toysby cords from a tray of a high chair in which the toys may be positionedon the tray and removed therefrom as desired.

Another important object of the invention is to provide means forattaching toys and the like to trays of high chairs so that the toys areadapted to be used freely by infants in the high chairs and wherein itis impossible for toys thrown from the high chairs to contact a floorupon which the high chair is positioned.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for maintainingrattles, teething rings, and the like used by infants in high chairs ina relatively clean condition.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means fortemporarily suspending toys and the like from trays of high chairs inwhich the suspending means is of a simple and economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view the inventionembodies a sheet of cloth or the like having a continuous peripheral hemproviding a tunnel with an elastic or drawstring extended through thetunnel for retaining the sheet over a tray of a high chair, and aplurality of toys and the like suspended by cords the upper ends ofwhich are secured to the intermediate portion of the sheet of clothwhereby exposed sections of the cords are adapted to be gripped by aninfant in a high chair on the tray of which the device is positioned.

Other features and advantages of the invention will appear from thefollowing description taken in connection with the drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a high chair with toys suspendedby cords from a sheet of material on the tray of the high chair.

Figure 2 is a view looking upwardly'toward the under surface of the trayof the high chair shown in Figure 1, showing the elastic retainingtunnel of the sheet of material to which the cords of the toys areattached, and showing the tray supporting arms broken away.

Figure 3 is a cross section through the tray taken on line 33 of Figure2, with the parts shown on an enlarged scale and also with the traysupporting arms broken away.

While one embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the abovereferred to drawings, it is to be-understood that they are merely forthe purpose of illustration and that various changes in construction maybe resorted to in the course of manufacture in order that the inventionmay be utilized to the best advantage according to circumstances whichmay arise,without in any way departing from the spirit and intention ofto be limited only in accordance utility of the invention it remainsobvious that it may be employed in any other capacity wherein it may befound applicable.

In the accompanying drawings, and in the following specification, thesame reference characters are used to designate the same parts andelements throughout and in which the numeral 8 refers to the inventionin its entirety, numeral 10 indicating a sheet of material, such ascloth or the like, numeral 12 an elastic band positioned in a tunnel 14extended around the edge of the sheet of material, numerals 16, 18 and20, articles such as a teething ring, rattle, and spoon, suspended bycords 22, 24, and 26, respectively, and numeral 28 a strip of shirredmaterial attached by stitching 34) to the sheet 10 and positioned tocover the points where the upper ends of the cords are attached to thesheet 19.

As illustrated in the drawings the sheet 10 is positioned over a tray 32which is carried by arms 34 and 36, the arms being pivotally attached bypins 38 to the back 49 of a high chair having a seat 42 supported bylegs 44. The tray is provided with a straight side and an arcuate orsubstantially semi-circular side the ends of which merge into the endsof the straight side with arcuate portions; and the sheet of materialit) is patterned to conform to the shape of the tray.

The strip 28 and also the sheet of material 10 may be formed of asuitable flexible material, such as cloth, plastic, or a combination ofmaterials, and the cords 22, 24 and 26, may also be of plastic, tape, orelastic, and these cords may be of any suitable length.

As illustrated in Figure 3, the sheet of material 10 is patterned tocorrespond with the shape of the tray 32 and the edge of the sheet isprovided with a hem 46 which is attached to a mounting strip 48 withstitches 50, and the tunnel 14, in which the elastic band or draw-stringis positioned is formed by folding the edge of the strip 48 upon itselfand securing the edge in the folded position with stitches 52. It willbe understood that the sheet 10 Patented Sept. 11, 1956 p the device,which is. with the appended claim. And while there is stated the primaryfield of may be formed and secured to the tray of'the high chair byother means.

means considerable time of the parent or attendant is saved as it willnot be necessary to pick the toys up from the floor. The device is alsosanitary as the toys will not become contaminated by continuouslycontacting the floor.

Although the part 10 is described as a sheet of material it will beunderstood that it may be'of single or double thickness, or may be oflaminated layers of material 7 providing a lamination.

From the foregoing specification it'will become apparent that theinvention disclosed will adequately accomplish the functions for whichit has been designed and'in an economical manner, and that itssimplicity, accuracy, and ease of operation are such as to provide arelatively inexpensive device considering what it will accomplish, andthat it will find an important place in the art to which it appertainswhen once placed on the market.

It is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description in connection with the drawings.Therefore, a more lengthy description is regarded as unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size, and rearrangement of details and parts, such ascome within the purview of the invention claimed, may be resorted to inactual practice, if.

desired.

Having now described the invention that which is claimed to be new anddesired to be procured by Letters Patent, is:

In an amusement device, the combination which comprises a high chairtray including a panel having supporting arms extended from the undersurface, said tray having a straight side and an arcuate side, the endsof which merge into the ends of the straight side with arcuate portions,a sheet of material patterned to conform to the peripheral shape of thetray positioned upon the upper surface of the tray, a mounting stripsecured to and extended from the edges of the sheet of material, saidmounting strip having a continuous tunnel therein and extending over theedges of the tray, an endless elastic band extended through said tunneland positioned below the tray urging the mounting strip toward thecentral portion of the tray, a plurality. of cords attached to saidsheet of material at points positioned intermediate of the edgesthereof, toys secured to extended ends of the cords, and a strip ofshirred material attached to the sheet of material covering the pointsat which the cords are attached to the sheet of material preventing aninfant separating the ends of the cords from the sheet of material, saidcords being of sufiicient length to permit the toys to be suspendedbelow the tray.

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